Will Nevin, 25, shed 175 pounds during 11 months,
Will Nevin, 25, shed 175 pounds during 11 months, willing to do anything, except face his anxiety about visiting the doctor to address his heart pains. CNN International

"When I was that size, I [thought], what do I need a scale for?" Nevin told a CNN reporter Friday.

An Internet search on 'diabetes' keyed by 25-year-old Will Nevin only grew the recent University of Alabama graduate's suspicions on his heart pains. Nevin told CNN International that he suffered from symptoms, such as a tingling in his feet, which he assumed was probably a symptom of pre-diabetes, but fear kept him from a confirmed diagnosis.

For Nevin, the ultimate evidence came on a road trip from Alabama to California in January 2010 with a few friends. At the wheel, Nevin began to feel a tightening in his chest, shortly after his heart started racing.

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After a near 350-pound Will Nevin felt a pain in his chest while riding out to Pasadena to see a sports game, "he knew it was time for a lifestyle change," a reporter noted.

Fearing sudden heart attacks or a diabetes diagnosis, Nevin began going to his university's student recreation center and once the student overcame three-mile runs on the treadmill, he shed 175 pounds in 11 months.

A simple keyword search may have become, perhaps, Nevin's saving grace.

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